Nirosi
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May 10th, 1940 (End of Axis turn) On the morning of May 10th 1940, German troops rushed into Belgium and Luxemburg a few minutes after the declaration of war. At the German’s surprise, despite massive forces and air bombardment, the Brussel Cavalry corps, holding to South-Eastern flanks of Belgium, managed to hold for a whole day against two top-of-the-line German infantry corps. The small delay created some confusion in the plans and provoked a small traffic jam on Belgium’s roads. Eventually the Belgian corps had to retreat, and German mobile corps rushed in toward Brussel, capturing it 6 days latter. In the exuberance and enthusiasm of victory, once past the border, German mobile corps rushed in and conducted operations after losing contact with their army headquarters. Local commander took it then on their own to move in and capture Brussel in a race for the city, resulting in a certain lack of coordination during battles. OKH has informed all corps commanders that this will not be tolerated anymore, and that local commander have to wait for their headquarters to catch up with the situation! Overall, OKH reported losses equivalent of about heigh battalions, half of which are from mobile corps. Belgium loses where massive, and the government has decided to sue for peace two days after the fall of their capital. The small delay at the borders also means that the rail line from Germany into Belgium through Luxemburg could not be occupied right away. It remains to be seen if French troop will dare advance to try and hold it. OKW is confident they will not risk it and OKH is confident that if they do come out of their defensive lines, they will pay dearly for what can at best be a small delaying tactic. In the air, OKL reported the loss of about 332 aircrafts but believes to have destroyed about 596 enemy planes (175 Belgian, 298 British and 123 French). In other news, after Iceland refusal to accept British troops and installations on its soil, British troops took the afternoon to occupy Reykjavik.
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